rapid city 5 degrees. 14 in minneapolis, in the 20s over in the city in dallas, texas. it's officially winter. this isn't really too unusual. another thing to know is once we are done dealing with this storm system as we head into the weekend the east coast will have to deal with yet again another storm system that will produce more snow across parts eve of the north west. as we head into the weekend yet another storm system. let's deal with this one now. we have a tornado watch in effect across eastern portions of north carolina, also eastern parts of the state of south carolina, basically stating that conditions are favorable for more tornadoes to possibly touchdown across this area. we've had a number of tornado warnings. right now none are in effect which is good news, but nonetheless you still have this threat, this watch does go into effect until 5:00 eastern time. on the cold side of the storm system where we have heavy snow falling is across indiana, ohio, a blizzard warning currently effect. travel delays already being recorded across portions of the northwest.